Henry Purcell - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie - The Fairy Queen mp3 album

Tracklist

First Musick
1-1	1. Prelude	1:30
1-2	2. Hornpipe	0:50
Second Musick
1-3	3. Air	0:58
1-4	4. Rondeau	1:40
1-5	5. Overture	1:25
Act I
1-6	6. Duet: "Come, Let Us Leave The Town"	1:43
1-7	7. Scene Of The Drunken Poet: "Fill Up The Bowl"	6:00
1-8	8. First Act Tune: Jig	1:03
Act II
1-9	9. "Come All Ye Songsters"	2:30
1-10	10. Prelude	1:20
1-11	11. Chorus: "May The God Of Wit Inspire" - 12. Echo	2:25
1-12	13. Chorus: "Now Join Your Warbling Voices All". "Sing While We Trip It". Dance Of Fairies	2:53
1-13	14. Entrance Of Night: "See, Even Night Herself Is Here"	4:48
1-14	15. Entrance Of Mystery: "I Am Come To Lock All Fast"	0:52
1-15	16. Entrance Of Secrecy: "One Charming Night Gives More Delight"	2:22
1-16	17. Entrance Of Sleep: "Hush, No More"	5:02
1-17	18. Dance For The Followers Of Night	1:22
1-18	19. Second Act Tune: Air	1:25
Act III
1-19	20. "If Love's A Sweet Passion"	5:15
1-20	21. Symphony While The Swans Come Forward	1:30
1-21	22. Dance For The Fairies	0:45
1-22	23. Dance For The Green Men	1:45
1-23	24. "Ye Gentile Spirits Of The Air"	5:00
1-24	25. Dialogue Between Coridon And Mopsa	3:30
1-25	26. "When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining"	2:00
1-26	27. Dance For The Haymakers	0:50
1-27	28. "A Thousand, Thousand Ways"	2:13
1-28	29. Third Act Tune: Hornpipe	0:50
Act IV
2-1	30. Symphony	6:25
2-2	31. "Now The Night Is Chased Away" - 32. "Let The Fifes And The Clarions"	3:15
2-3	33. Entry Of Phoebus	0:35
2-4	34. "When A Cruel Long Winter" - 35. Chorus: "Hail! Great Parent Of Us All"	5:02
2-5	36. Spring: "Thus The Ever Grateful Spring"	2:13
2-6	37. Summer: "Here's The Summer, Sprightly, Gay"	1:30
2-7	38. Autumn: "See, See My Many Colour'd Fields"	2:40
2-8	39. Winter: "Next Winter Comes Slowly"	3:38
2-9	40. Fourth Act Tune: Air	1:02
Act V
2-10	41. Prelude	1:10
2-11	42. Juno: "Thrice Happy Lovers"	2:50
2-12	43. The Plaint: "O Let Me Weep!"	8:15
2-13	44. Entry Dance	1:25
2-14	45. Symphony	1:00
2-15	46. A Chinese Man: "Thus The Gloomy World"	4:05
2-16	47. Chinese Woman: "Thus Happy And Free"	0:45
2-17	48. Chinese Man: "Yes, Daphne"	1:50
2-18	49. Monkeys' Dance	0:53
2-19	50. "Hark! How All Things With One Sound Rejoice"	2:05
2-20	51. "Hark! The Echoing Air A Triumph Sings"	2:30
2-21	52. "Sure The Dull God Of Marriage Does Not Hear"	2:30
2-22	53. Prelude - 54. Hymen: "See, I Obey"	1:47
2-23	55. "Turn Then Thine Eyes"	0:40
2-24	56. Hymen: "My Torch Indeed Will From Such Brightness Shine"	0:45
2-25	57. "They Shall Be As Happy As They Are Fair"	0:50
2-26	58. Chaconne	2:40
2-27	59. "They Shall Be As Happy As They Are Fair"	0:50

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Harmonia Mundi s.a.
• Recorded By – Radio France
• Recorded At – Théâtre De La Colonne De Miramas
• Pressed By – Sonopress – D-0331
• Pressed By – Sonopress – D-0332

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – François Bazola
• Bass Vocals – Bernard Deletré*, George Banks-Martin, Jérôme Correas, Richard Taylor , Thomas Lander
• Bassoon – David Mings, Kate Van Orden
• Cello – Bruno Cocset, David Simpson , Elisabeth Matiffa
• Cello [Continuo] – David Simpson
• Composed By – Henry Purcell
• Concertmaster, Violin, Soloist – Ryo Terakado
• Contrabass – Jonathan Cable
• Countertenor Vocals – Charles Daniels , Christophe Le Paludier, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Mark Le Brocq
• Design, Layout – Relations, Arles
• Directed By – William Christie
• Edited By [Montage] – Pierre Bornard
• Ensemble – Les Arts Florissants
• Guitar [Baroque Guitar] [Continuo], Theorbo [Continuo] – Mike Fentross
• Harpsichord – Christophe Rousset, Noam Krieger
• Illustration [Cover] – J.H. Füssli*
• Libretto By – Anonymous
• Libretto By [After] – William Shakespeare
• Liner Notes – John Buttrey
• Liner Notes [Translations] – Brigitte Barchasz, Derek Yeld, Jacques Meunier, Liesel Sayre*
• Musical Assistance – Christophe Rousset
• Oboe – Claire Michèle, Frank de Bruine
• Organ – Christophe Rousset
• Percussion – Marie-Ange Petit
• Recorded By [Prise de Son] – Madeleine Sola
• Recorder – Hugo Reyne, Jean-Pierre Nicolas
• Recording Supervisor [Direction de L'enregistrement], Producer – Michel Bernard
• Soprano Vocals – Isabelle Desrochers, Lynne Dawson, Nancy Argenta, Noémi Rime, Sandrine Piau, Veronique Gens*, Willemijn Van Gent
• Tenor Vocals – Bernard Loonen, François Piolino, Thomas Randle
• Theorbo [Continuo] – Eric Bellocq
• Trumpet – Graham Nicholson, Susan Williams
• Viol [Viola Da Gamba] [Continuo] – Anne-Marie Lasla
• Viola – Benoît Weeger, Christine Angot , Mutsumi Otsu
• Violin – Catherine Girard, Frédéric Martin , George Willms, Guya Martinini, Michio Kondo*, Michèle Sauvé, Myriam Gevers, Ryo Terakado, Thérèse Kipfer

Notes

Recording by Radio France in July 1989 at the Theatre de la Colonne de Miramas (Bouches-du-Rhône).
Libretto after "A midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare.
Cover illustration: J.H. Füssli, Le réveil de Titania; Cliché Lauros-Giraudon, Kunsthaus Zurich.

The 'Fairy Queen' has been represented in the same representation at the Festival at Aix-en-Provence in July 1989.
Mise en scène: Adrian Noble / Decors & costumes: Deirdre Clancy;
Choreography: Francine Lancelot & Béatrice Massin / Lighting: Alain Briard

harmonia mundi s.a., Arles Ⓟ 1989.
Made in W. Germany. Imprimé en RFA.
Timing: CD1: 64'48 and CD2: 63'54.

The 80-page booklet contains notes in French, English and German plus a track and credits-list.
Also the libretto (sung-texts) are there in original English with translations into French and German.
The 2 CD's and booklet are stored in a chubby (fat) jewel case with black trays.

Sponsors:
> Le Ministère de la Culture
> Le Conseil Régional d'Aquitaine
> Foundation Société Genérale Pour La Musique.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scan): 3149025039842
• Barcode (Text): 3 149025 039842
• Label Code: LC 7045
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): SONOPRES D-0331/HMC901308 A
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): SONOPRES D-0332/HMC901309 A
• Other (CD1 - catalog#): HMC 901308
• Other (CD2 - catalog#): HMC 901309
• Other (Boxed): HM 90✳2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
HMG 501308.09	Henry Purcell - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie	Henry Purcell - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie - The Fairy Queen ‎(2xCD, Album, RE)	Harmonia Mundi	HMG 501308.09	France	2013